New Technologies, New Music
BEGINNER LEVEL

Audio
Module 1a: Introduction and History Time    18:57  
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Module 1b: Payola/Plugola Segment with Melodie Virtue and Ken Freedman Time    31:41  
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Module 2: Finding Independent Music, Exercise #2 - Be the DJ, and Exercise #3 - Creating a Playlist Time    20:22  
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Module 3a: Building a Digital Library Time    15:42  
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Module 3b: Exercise #4 - Editing and Tagging Audio Files Time    13:57  
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Module 4a: Taking the First Steps Time    13:22  
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Module 4b: Copyright, Streaming, DMCA Segment with Melodie Virtue and Ken Freedman Time    52:32  
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Module 4c: Broadening Musical Options Time    03:26  
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Instructors:

Jim Campbell
, Modular Media. Jim is an independent consultant who helps people and organizations tell their stories using new media. He also produces Notes from the Electronic Cottage on WERU.

Melodie Virtue is a communications attorney with the law firm of Garvey Schubert Barer in Washington, DC.


PowerPoint
The PowerPoint Presentations for Beginner Level Students can be downloaded here:

Additional Seminar Materials



NEW!
February 24, 2010
NFCB files testimony
with the Senate in support
of PTFP for FY2011.
[Click here to read the Testimony]

NEW!
February 4, 2010
More info on and registration for the 35th Annual Community Radio Conference is now available.
[Click here to Register Online]

NEW!
February 3, 2010
The FCC established a Tribal Priority in broadcast licensing for Native America.
[Click here to view the press release]

November 16, 2009
Maxie C. Jackson III is NFCB's new President and CEO
[Click here to read press release]

NFCB and NPR announce the Station Action for Emergency Readiness (SAFER)
[Click here to read Press Release]

DEI
DEI-NFCB Collaboration
Website Now Launched
[Read the press release here]

Digital AudioCraft Available Now
[Click here]

Streaming Copyright Basics
from Melodie Virtue at
Garvey Schubert Barer
[Click here (121kb PDF)]

Keynote speech and other select materials from the 2009 NFCB Community Radio Conference is now available.
[Click here]

Results of the WMMT Audience Research Study
[Click here]

New Technologies,
New Music
If you missed NFCB's seminar series on independent music and digital platforms, we have all the content available now on demand.
[Click here to access all the files]

NFCB Participant Members covered by CPB Sound Exchange Agreement
CPB has reached an agreement with Sound Exchange around royalties for webcasters which covers NFCB participant members.
[Click here to learn more about this]

NFCB’s Strategic Plan
[Click here to view the Word document]

Basic Radio Station Website Strategies
See the PowerPoint presentation on listeners’ use of station websites and tips for designing yours.
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Music Licensing Information
Includes fee schedules and links to licensing applications.
More information on Broadcast Licensing for Stations

Check Your Indecency IQ
Attorney John Crigler of Garvey Schubert Barer has an indecency quiz. Take the quiz and see how much you know about current FCC indecency rulings. John has also written an indecency primer. Download and read the Primer.

 

 
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